MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
blended learning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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